When will labor begin if you are 50 effaced and almost 5cm dilated wsecond baby?

2009-03-16 22:32:18

2009-03-16 22:32:18

By the time you have read this I bet you have delivered your
baby, you probably had it within 2 hours of writing the question.
--------------- I am 40 weeks, 5 cm dilated and 75% effaced - have
been since last Friday (it's now Monday). I say that your baby will
come when he/she is good and ready, and not a moment earlier. I
know it can be frustrating, but your child knows when he is
supposed to great the world. If your doctor thinks that anything is
wrong, they will likely induce you between 41-42 weeks. I recomend
you try to just have your water broken first, and if that doesn't
get things moving go on to pitocin or some such Intravenous (IV)
inducer. Good luck my dear!

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== == Theoretically, as long as you are past the point where the
fetus is viable, active labor can begin any time in any pregnancy,
no matter how much you are dilated or effaced. This means you could
go into active labor in four minutes, four days, four weeks, etc.
There's really no way to tell.

I'm sure you hate hearing people say this, but there is no way
to determine how far off labour is by these statistics. As you may
well know, dilation refers to the cervical opening, effacement to
thinning, and station to the presentation of the baby to the pelvis
or nearing the cervix (from -5 to +5, while some physicians use -3
to +3 scale). The cervix has to be 100% thin or effaced, 10 cm
dilated and the baby's head engaged before delivery can occur. You
are half way through the effacement stage, not very dilated at all
and your station indicates that your little one is still floating
around ABOVE the pelvis, thus not yet engaged. Not to disappoint
you, but labour could be weeks away for you. I am 38 weeks, have
been 90% effaced and 3 cm dilated with baby engaged to +1 station
for two weeks now- and no baby yet!!! Furthermore, my doctor is
talking about inducing in another week if labour does not progress
more. Hang in there. You still have some time left!